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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-03-16 |
| 6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S9 is much better than the Huawei nova 2 Plus, having an 83.3 score against 74.2. Although Galaxy S9 and the Huawei nova 2 Plus were released only 8 months apart, Galaxy S9's design is somewhat thicker but also a little bit lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei nova 2 Plus, because it has a bit larger screen, a better screen density and a way better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
Galaxy S9 features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2 Plus. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Galaxy S9 takes much better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy S9 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger camera aperture for better photos in poorly lited situations.
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2 Plus, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy S9 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 400 GB. Huawei nova 2 Plus has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3340mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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